Roper, one of four candidates for commission Seat A, is the second Hollywood candidate to be fined under a new state law that authorizes $50 a day penalties for candidates who submit late reports.

Last Thursday, Mayor David Keating was fined $100 after turning in his report two days late.

Roper`s campaign manager, Barry Epstein, said Roper would appeal the fine to the Florida Elections Commission.

``It`s a technical violation,`` Epstein said. ``There was no intent to violate the law.``

Roper said the report, which lists his campaign`s financial activity through the end of December, was mailed Jan. 9 from his accountant`s office in Naples. The report was due Jan. 10. The report has not yet arrived in Hollywood.

Roper submitted a copy of the report Tuesday.

``Had the mail come through, we could have made the deadline,`` said Roper, who paid the fine Tuesday. ``But it`s my fault. I take responsibility.``

The nine other candidates in the city`s March 11 election filed their reports by the deadline.